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Meanwhile, her mom, Connie Price Fontenot, has a message to parents whose children have pigmentation.

“I was 17 years old when Ferrin was born and I endured a lot with parents, but again I stood my ground and I trusted God and believed what he allowed to happen was his purpose,” she said. “You have to teach others how to treat you.”